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Category: Blog

Vera Bersudskaya and Mercy Wachira

How Smart are Smartphone Lending Apps in Kenya?

Smartphone-based products in Kenya have been touted for their potential to improve the user experience...
Jun 23, 2017

Anil Gupta, Mohit Saini and Prabir Barooah

Can instant messenger disrupt the digital payments market in India?

This post attempts to cover the details of how WhatsApp can possibly simplify the user...
May 24, 2017

Akhand Tiwari and Saborni Poddar

The Four Zones: A Missing Chapter in the Financial Inclusion...

The blog focuses on the four personas that represent the majority of the mass market...
May 23, 2017

Brett Hudson Matthews and Richa Valechha

Learnings from Cash Economy for DFS Providers

The blog focuses on “Orality” which refers to the modes of thinking, speaking and managing...
May 17, 2017

Brett Hudson Matthews, Akhand Tiwari and Vivek Anand

Lessons from Orality for Digital Financial Services Development

At 6:30 a.m.,in a busy wholesale vegetable market on the outskirts of Varanasi, Shanti Devi...
May 16, 2017

Samson Odele and Suzanne Okao

Demand and Supply Side Challenges and Potential Opportunities for Agency...

The blog focuses on demand and supply side challenges and potential opportunities for agency banking...
May 8, 2017
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